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Olympic Gold Quest

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OGQ
AbbreviationOGQ
FounderGeet Sethi and Prakash Padukone
TypeNot for Profit
HeadquartersMumbai, Maharashtra
Location
  • 401, 5th floor, Anand Building, Dr. Ambedkar Rd, Bandra West, Mumbai, Maharashtra – 400050
Websitewww.ogq.org

Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ) is a program of the Foundation for Promotion of Sports and Games, a non profit (Section 25) company, which sponsors Indian Olympic athletes and Paralympic/ Disabled athletes.

OGQ aims to create a level playing field for Indian athletes to enable them to be competitive at the highest level of sport. Founded by Indian sporting legends Geet Sethi and Prakash Padukone, OGQ's first test was the London 2012 Olympics. 4 out of the 6 Indian medalists were supported by OGQ. In 2010, Leander Paes and Viswanathan Anand also joined the board of directors.[1][2] Viren Rasquinha, former India hockey captain, is the current MD & CEO of OGQ.[3]

Objective

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The objective of OGQ is to assist potential Olympic and Paralympic medal talent from India to achieve their dreams and win Olympic gold medals. It does so by scouting for potential medal talent, helping to identify areas of support, and working with stakeholders to aid deserving talent.

OGQ strives to complement the efforts of the Indian Government and various sports federations in identifying and funding the best and most deserving medal prospects for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Supported athletes

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OGQ is currently supporting around 400 athletes across 10 Olympic and 8 Paralympic sports. This count includes around 150 Junior Athletes supported as a part of the OGQ Junior Program and 101 Para Athletes supported as a part of the OGQ Para Program.

Olympic Medals won by OGQ Supported Athletes

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Medal Name/Team Games Sport Event
Silver Vijay Kumar 2012 London Shooting Men's 25 Rapid Fire Pistol
Bronze Gagan Narang Shooting Men's 10m Air Rifle
Bronze Saina Nehwal Badminton Women's singles
Bronze Mary Kom Boxing Women's flyweight
Silver P. V. Sindhu 2016 Rio de Janeiro Badminton Women's singles
Silver Mirabai Chanu 2020 Tokyo Weightlifting Women's 49kgs
Silver Ravi Kumar Dahiya Wrestling Men's 57 kgs
Bronze P. V. Sindhu Badminton Women's singles
Bronze Lovlina Borgohain Boxing Women's welterweight

Paralympic Medals won by OGQ Supported Athletes

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Medal Name/Team Games Sport Event
Gold Krishna Nagar 2020 Tokyo Para Badminton Men's Singles SH6
Silver Bhavina Patel Para Table Tennis Women's C4 Singles
Silver Nishad Kumar Para Athletics Men's T47 High Jump
Silver Yogesh Kathuniya Men's F56 Discus
Silver Devendra Jhajaria Men's F46 Javelin
Silver Mariyappan Thangavelu Men's T63 High Jump
Silver Praveen Kumar Men's T64 High Jump
Silver Singhraj Adhana Para Shooting P4 Mixed 50m Pistol
Bronze Singhraj Adhana P1 Men's 10m Air Pistol
Bronze Harvinder Singh Para Archery Recurve Men Open

OGQ Coaches Program

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OGQ had identified the support and development of high-performance Indian coaches as a key initiative to improve India's performance at the Olympics. With this vision in mind, OGQ had started its Coaches Program in 2017.

The Coaches Program aims to achieve its mission by delivering three different programs, which include Coaches Foundation Program (CFP), Coaches Excellence Program (CEP) and Coaches Leadership Program (CLP). Over the years, OGQ has directly impacted 174 coaches directly, and through them roughly 6800 athletes, through its Coaches Program.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Vishwanathan Anand Joins Olympic Gold Quest[dead link]
  2. ^ "NYT: India swoons over its chess champ". 10 August 2010.
  3. ^ PTI Date: 2009-06-01 Place: New Delhi (2009-06-01). "Rasquniha Appointed CEO of Olympic Gold Quest". Mid-day.com. Retrieved 2012-04-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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